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Elephantulus edwardii
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Elephantulus edwardii (A. Smith 1839)
[Macroscelides] edwardii A. Smith 1839, Illustr. Zool. S. Afr. Mamm.: pl. 14.
Type Locality: South Africa, Western Cape Province, Oliphants River.
Vernacular Names: Cape Elephant Shrew.
Synonyms: Elephantulus capensis Roberts 1924; Elephantulus edwardsii (Sclater 1901); Elephantulus karoensis Roberts 1938.
Distribution: W and SC South Africa.
Conservation: IUCN – Least Concern.
Discussion: Corbet and Hanks (1968:97) suggested there might be a western and eastern subspecies.
Notes
Published as part of Wilson, Don E. & Reeder, DeeAnn, 2005, Order Macroscelidea, pp. 82-85 in Mammal Species of the World: a Taxonomic and Geographic Reference (3 rd Edition), Volume 1, Baltimore :The Johns Hopkins University Press on page 82, DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.7316519
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Related works
- Is part of
- Book chapter: 10.5281/zenodo.7316519 (DOI)
- Book chapter: http://publication.plazi.org/id/B610FBFA10C5AE9319AC0744BB7F26FF (URL)
- Is source of
- https://biodiversitypmc.sibils.org/collections/plazi/85D084F1BDA984A531F867027099DB62 (URL)
- https://www.gbif.org/species/231543790 (URL)
Biodiversity
- Family
- Macroscelididae
- Genus
- Elephantulus
- Kingdom
- Animalia
- Order
- Macroscelidea
- Phylum
- Chordata
- Scientific name authorship
- A. Smith
- Species
- edwardii
- Taxon rank
- species
- Taxonomic concept label
- Elephantulus edwardii (Smith, 1839) sec. Wilson & Reeder, 2005
References
- Roberts, A. 1938. Descriptions of new forms of mammals. Annals of the Transvaal Museum, 19 (2): 231 - 245.
- Corbet, G. B., and J. Hanks. 1968. A revision of the elephant-shrews, family Macroscelididae. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Zoology Series, 16: 45 - 111.